4th Circuit Panel Affirms Marriott Not Liable For Terrorist Bombing Death

(February 23, 2017, 8:49 PM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Feb. 2 affirmed that Marriott International Inc., the franchisor of the Marriott Islamabad, is not liable for the death of an American man in a terrorist attack because the franchisee was responsible for security at the hotel (Mary DiFederico, et al. v. Marriott International Inc., No. 15-2179, 4th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 1864)....